//------------------------------// // chapter 1: My Admirer // Story: the loving wings of a Rainbow. // by tony3xx4 //------------------------------// "Hey! Wait up!" The small orange pegasus with a purple mane and tail trying to catch up with her friends, yelled out to her friends as the a Cutie Mark Crusader's meeting was about to begin. As the cool spring wind breezed through the window, Scootaloo entered their "secret base". She exhaled, and spoke in a raspy voice. "I'm glad i got here in time." The pegasus was obviously exhausted by running through the streets. She threw her blue saddlebag in a corner and sat down. "No problem. Now shall we get down to business?" Sweetie Belle's, eagerness for getting her cutie mark was only matched by her fellow crusaders. " Alrgihty, now first order of business...Umm..." Apple Bloom thought for a moment. " Uhm, I call Sweetie belle to the stand!" The small unicorn gave a slight glare at her yellow pony friend as she walked to the podium. She looked at her friends, not knowing of what to tell them. "Well, erm, maybe we can - I guess." As a few sweat drops fell from her, she hatched an idea. "Girls, listen up, I gotta great idea!" Her eyes widened, and a smile grew. "Well quit stallin' we wanna know too!" Both the pony and pegasus were waiting anxiously. "I'm a unicorn, so my cutie mark can be magic!" Her face beamed with excitement, while the two hornless ponies in the room glared at her because they obviously couldn't get a cutie mark in magic. Sweetie Belle noticed this, and thought again. "Oh, um, Applebloom, you can work more on the farm! Scootaloo, maybe you can get amazing at flying!" Her faced beamed more with pride as the other couple of ponies started to cheer her on. "I gotta go now, i'm gonna ask ma sis' for extra work!" The young pony trotted toward the farm that resided on the horizon. "I'll see if Rarity can teach me anything!" The white filly started running to her sister's boutique, leaving Scootaloo alone. The small pegasus grabbed her saddlebag, and headed to the only pony she knew that could fly greater than any pegasi in the world(in Scootaloo's, and Rainbow Dash's opinion). Arriving at the other pegasus's house, Scootaloo tried to fly all the way up, but failed. Now hoping that the pegasus was home, she cried out for her. "Rainbow dash! can you come out, I wanna talk to you!" A light blue pegasus with a rainbow mane and tail came out of her house and looked down at the ground. "I was taking a nap! What do you need?" The grogginess in her voice was very apparent to the young filly. The orange pegasus looked up in awe at her hero, eyes brightened. "R-Rainbow Dash, can you help me?" She tried with all her might to get up to the top, but she couldn't even make it halfway to the house of clouds in the air. Rainbow rolled her eyes, and flew down to help the struggling pegasus. "So what do you need, squirt?" Her voice, almost teasing, but interested to what she had to say. Scootaloo jumped on her back, (with a little support of her wings) and they flew back up to her home. Out of nervousness, Scootaloo started playing with her hair and blushed before she answered. "Well, erm, you're the best flier in ponyv- i'm sorry, in all of Equestria. I was kinda hoping you could give me flying lessons. I have a few bits to pay!" She hopped off the pegasus's, and started frantically searching her saddlebag looking for loose change. "Hey, don't worry about the money! I can give you lessons tomorrow for free, where do you live?" The pony looked up with a depressed look on her face. "Why don't we meet here, i'd much prefer your house." She started to dart her eyes back and forth, trying to come up with an excuse for wanting Rainbow Dash to not find out something she didnt want anypony to know. The light blue pegasus looked down confused. "Well I think I should get your parents permission first before we do anything." *CRASH* "Dang it, hold on." She moved away for a quick moment to check on Tank after hearing a crash, and came back to see Scootaloo walking away. "Hey! Where are you going?" She started moving faster, trying to avoid the conversation. "Forget the lessons. I can learn on my own!" Her voice was grief stricken. Rainbow Dash quickly caught up with her, and blocked her exit. "Scootaloo, whats wrong?" She kept her gaze down to the puffy floor."I-I don't have parents." A few tears started to drop from her eyes as she said this. Rainbow, trying to figure out how to help her, came up with an idea. "Hey, how would you like to come inside?" Scootaloo looked up. "R-Really? I can stay here?" Her voice, in shock. Rainbow chuckled. "Yeah, come on in!" She quickly flew inside and motioned for Scootaloo to come in as well. Scootaloo trotted inside. Her eyes widened as she saw house. "I-I can stay here?" Rainbow chuckled more, and threw her on her back. "of course!" "Thank you so much!" Rainbow started to fly through the hall, and into the kitchen. Scootaloo was quickly sat down on a chair, as the bright blue Pegasus floated infront of a fridge. "Do you want something to eat or drink?" She looked at Rainbow's eyes, staring back at her's. "You'd give me something?" Her mind started to go adrift, remembering she was rarely ever just given food. She laughed more. "Of course! so what are you in the mood for, squirt?" She said starting to dig through the fridge. She looked at her, shocked, and in awe. "I-I have a choice?" She was in amazement of what the pegasus said. Rainbow started laughing hysterically at what the small Pegasi said. She looked over, and saw a bit of anger in Scootaloo's face, and stopped laughing, unsure why the other pegasus looked mad. "Well of course, you're my guest! We can have anything you want!" She said not wanting to upset her again. Scootaloo tried to answer, but she only spoke in short utterances. Eventually she did come up with a proper response. "H-hay, and oats?" The fragile pony, still in shock gave a quick answer. At lightning speed, Rainbow setted up the table and grabbed hay, and oats. She proceeded to pour the food into two bowls, and settled them in front of two chairs. "Alright, do you want something to drink?" "Orange juice!" She answered, but it was almost impossible to understand what she said, as she started scarfing the food down. Rainbow smiled. Rainbow flew over to the fridge, and poured some orange juice into a cup. When she returned to the table, her eyes widened in shock. Within 15 seconds, Scootaloo finished the whole bowl of food. Shocked, Rainbow's jaw dropped, as she stuttered. "H-h-how did you do that?!" Scootaloo shrugged and started to chug the orange juice in her hoof. "whats wrong, did I do something wrong?" She asked, completely oblivious to how ponies normally eat. Rainbow just stared, until she was able to blurt out the first words that came to her mind. "Sc-sc-Scootaloo?" Confused, the small filly looked up. "That was...AWESOME!" The small foul looking even more confused. "What? This is how i normally eat." She continued to lick the sides of the bowl, making Rainbow lose her expression of happiness, and changed it to concerned. She started to mutter something Scootaloo could just barely hear. "Hey, would you like to stay here for the night?" Scootaloo put the bowl down and stared at Rainbow floating over her. "Wh-what, really?" Her eyes widened as the pegasus came closer. "Well, yeah, it gets kinda lonely here. It's nice to have a guest once in a while." As this was said, her cheeks started to flush a light shade of red, excited that her number one fan would stay with her tonight. Scootaloo flied from the chair, and hugged Rainbow's leg. "Thanks Rainbow, you're the greatest!" She smiled back at the little pony on her leg and blushed more. "Oh come on now, we should getcha ready for bed. I only have one bed, so we would have to share it." The young pegasus smiled more. "Really? I'd love that even more!" She squeezed tighter on to her leg. "now, why don't you take a bath, then we can go to sleep." She nodded and trottted towards the bathroom. While she wasn't looking, Rainbow shedded a tear. ~~~ Rainbow Dash was waiting in the living room reading the next installment of Daring Doo. She was almost done with the story when a sound from upstairs was heard. There was splashing noise coming from the bathroom, Rainbow remembered that Scootaloo hadn't come out, so her first instinct was to see what was wrong. She flew upstairs, and hastily knocked on the door. "Uh, Scootaloo? You okay in there?" No answer. "C'mon, this isn't funny!" No answer. The Pegasus started to get nervous. She opened the door, and gasped. When she looked inside, she saw an unconscious pony laying face down in the tub. "Scootaloo!" Scootaloo was in the bath tub. Rainbow grabbed her, and dropped her on a mat. She started to pound on the filly's to hopefully relieve her of the choking feeling, but to little Avail. She continued these motions until Scootaloo started to shake a little. She coughed up water, and saw Rainbow staring at her with concern. "R-Rainbow? What happened?" Rainbow Dash picked up the filly, and started to cradle the her in her arms. "I think you almost drowned in the tub, are you okay?" She continued to cough a little. "I'm fine, th-thank you for saving me." Scootaloo gave Rainbow a big hug. They arrived in a room with one bed. Rainbow set the traumatized pony on the bed and got in herself. "If you need anything, wake me up okay?" Scootaloo turned to her mentor. "I-I l..." Before she could finish her sentence, she fell asleep. Rainbow smiled, and got comfy. "Goodnight pipsqueak..."